Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-01-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Egg stains can DO removed by rub.
bing with common table salt
Carpets may be frightened by dust
ing with damp flannel mop
Stains on wood can DO removed with
strong vinegar or salts Of lemon.
Leather chair seats may DO revived
by rubbing them with well beaten white
OF egg,
The juice of tomato Is said to be ex-
cellent for removing ink, wine and
fruit stains.
Soft soap should be kept in dry
place n the cellar, and not used until
three months old.
Sand paper VIII whiten ivory knife
handles that may have become yellow
with use or age.
White paint that has become dis
colorcd may be nicely cleaned by using
little whiting In the water for wash
ing,
A brilliant black varnish for iron
stoves aud iiroplaces is made by stir
ring ivory black into ordinary shcllac
varnish.
Strong brine may be used to advant.
age in washing bedsteads. Hot alum
water is also recommended Tor this
purpose,
Peaches cut up, left few hours In
sugar and scalded. and added when
cold TO thick boiled custard. made rath-
or sweet, are delicious dessert
A good cement for china is ordinary
carriage varnish; II put together neat
ly the fracture will DO hardly precepti-
bic, and IL is not affected by water.
Galvanized iron pals are not dcsira-
BILE reooptaeles for drinking water.
The zinc coating In quickly Affected by
the water, forming n poisonous oxide
OF zinc,
Egg Fritters-- Eight eggs beaten light,
one cup of milk, eight tablespoonfuls
OF flour, mix thoroughly, adding lit
tlo salt aud cook in boiling fat like
doughnuts,
Custard -Four eggs well beaten, and
two iablespoonfuls of sugar; teaspoon
full Of salt TO each quart of milk. FLAW
or, and add more sugar II desired to be
very sweet
Berry Dumping One quart Of berries
two cups of flour, ono egg beaten worry
light, little salt, and milk enough TO
wet II up well, Pour into buttored
dish aud boil two hours.
Carpets should DO thoroughly beaten
on the wrong side first, aud then on
the right side, so Ms to leave IL fresh.
Spots may he removed by the use of on
gall or ammonia and wafer
A window open slight distance
both top and bottom, and chimney
draught also open, ARE the only sure
ways Of keeping pure air IN sleeping
room whose doors are closed.
TO prevent polished steel from rust
ing, after cleaning. and when not In
use, take cloth, with very little
sweet oil on IL, and wipe the articles
over SO as to slightly but evenly oil the
surface.
A plato Of finely perforated zinc n
foot square, hung Two inches above
gas burner. Ii found to remove most
Of the sulphurous acid. so injuro Gus To
persons. plants and books IL Is worth
trying.
Steel knives which are not In general
use may DO kept from rusting II they
are dipped IN u strong solution OF soda
one part water to four OF soda; then
wipe dry, roll in flannel and keep In q
dry place.
Puff Puddng--One quart of boiling
milk, nine tnblespoonfnls OF flour;
when cold add little salt aud four well
beaten eggs. Bake in buttorcd dish.
and serve with lemon juice thlckoned
to paste with brown sugar.
TO take mildcw from linen mix soft
soap with starch powdered, half tho
quantity Of salt and piece OF lemon,
aud lay il on both sides with paint
brush; lot IL be In the open air--on
grass is preferablc-ti the stain Is re-
moved.
Sauce for Pudding together
a piece Of butter ny large ms an egg
and a toacupful Of moist or fine sugar.
Beat one egg. the yolk and white sepa-
rately, until rs light as possible; stir
this evenly into the butter and sugar.
Add spice, II liked
Slowed Steak Take pound and a
half Of sliced Slowing steak. dust the
slices In little -four and little pep
per aud salt; then roll them up and
brown in the frying pan; then put in
stew pan with few onions; simmer
for two hours and thicken the gravy
with little -four.
Tho following will give satisfaction
for cleaning cloth: Take half an ounce
each OF glycerne, alcohol and sulphur
ic ether, two ounces Of acqua ammonia,
half an ounce Of powdered CASTLE soap.
and add water enough to make ono
quart of the mixture. Use with brush
or sponge, and rinse with pure water.
! A Woodwork Wash--Two ounces OF
soda dissolved in n quart of hot water
will make ready and useful solution
for cleaning old painted woodwork pre-
paratory to repairing. This mixture.
In the aboyc proportion, should be APP
( piled when warm, and the woodwork
afterward washed with water to remove
I all traces Of soda.
Fish Cakes-Take the remnants Of
any old fish, pull them to pieces and
thoroughly mix with them small piece
| of butter and some mashed potatoes;
season the whole with pepper and salt
to taste, and little cayenne pepper;
form the mixture into cakes and fry in
butter till OF golden color. Serve
garnished with fried parsley.
Easily Identified.